wow. the rifle. 257 Weatherby Mag. its a weatherby rifle. the Mark-V. i bought it on a whim when i was young and knew squat about rifles. i really saved my $$. i think i read a Roy Weatherby magazine article or something.
i sighted it in this weekend. had two boxes of the regular 100gr Norma Spitzer bullet. IMHO, a better coyote round. perfect for sighting in. i was hitting .5" groups at 100. i opted to zero it in at the same 100. i got a NM deer hunt this fall. figured i am dragging myself over there, i better get a better bullet. then things got complicated.
in CA, i live under the "non-toxic" rule. with that caliber, i get one factory choice. the Barnes TTSX. thankfully, also in 100gr. i really agonized over it. i could go with the proven Hornady Interlock 100gr since it's NM. or buy a bullet i could use here as well (should the rare need arise - i strictly bowhunt here). researching i found an old Peterson Hunting article where they scanned a bunch of shot animals. the scattering of lead throughout the meat was surprising. the article went on to say you could "eat right up to the hole", with non-toxic.
i took a chance..i have two boxes of factory weatherby 257 ammo on the way. i ordered two to maximize on the shipping charge. it was painful enough..the weatherby "tax".
boy, i hope they group acceptable. i have the new elevation turret installed on my old Leupold. i'm going with the dopecard taped to the gun stock or scope lens cover. i wont order the CDS turret this year.
any thoughts to lead pollution in game meat?
i sighted it in this weekend. had two boxes of the regular 100gr Norma Spitzer bullet. IMHO, a better coyote round. perfect for sighting in. i was hitting .5" groups at 100. i opted to zero it in at the same 100. i got a NM deer hunt this fall. figured i am dragging myself over there, i better get a better bullet. then things got complicated.
in CA, i live under the "non-toxic" rule. with that caliber, i get one factory choice. the Barnes TTSX. thankfully, also in 100gr. i really agonized over it. i could go with the proven Hornady Interlock 100gr since it's NM. or buy a bullet i could use here as well (should the rare need arise - i strictly bowhunt here). researching i found an old Peterson Hunting article where they scanned a bunch of shot animals. the scattering of lead throughout the meat was surprising. the article went on to say you could "eat right up to the hole", with non-toxic.
i took a chance..i have two boxes of factory weatherby 257 ammo on the way. i ordered two to maximize on the shipping charge. it was painful enough..the weatherby "tax".
boy, i hope they group acceptable. i have the new elevation turret installed on my old Leupold. i'm going with the dopecard taped to the gun stock or scope lens cover. i wont order the CDS turret this year.
any thoughts to lead pollution in game meat?
Lol, let's just say I hunt with a bullet that is known to fragment and I'm still not worried about it. Put the bullet in the correct spot and you shouldn't have any real meat loss. If you miss that spot, you just need to pay attention when processing the meat, which I do on my own.
